Draft:Khaleej Aden Troupe
The Khaleej Aden Troupe is a theatre troupe based in Aden, Yemen. It was founded in 2005 by Yemeni director Amr Gamal.[1][2][3]
History
[edit]The troupe was founded on 5 May 2005, with their first performance being a production of Aiyla.com/family.com, a play written by founder Amr Gamal. The play drew an audience of about 350. They were first based out of Cinema Hurricane in Aden, but later also put on productions in Sanaa.[4]
By 2008, the troupe's productions were reliably drawing about 800 people.[4]
By the late 2010s, due to the Yemeni civil war, the troupe was staging performances in wedding halls, as many theaters had been destroyed. In September 2019, the troupe put on the play Ala Hurkruk, a "satirical musical performance" about the annoyance and suffering caused by the war, in Al Sheikh Othman. Performances were held three times a week to audiences of about 400 people each.[5]
In 2010, the troupe traveled to Berlin to perform Mak Nazl, a musical which they had premiered in Sanaa in late 2009.[4]
The troupe has resisted societal pressure to stage separate performances for men and women.[6]
Productions
[edit]- Aiyla.com (English: Family.com) (2005)
- Mak Nazl (2009)[7]
- Red Card (November 2010)[8][9]
- Sewage[9]
- Ala Hurkruk (English: On the Edge) (September 2019)[3][9][5]
- Aiyla.com (English: Family.com) (2021)[9]
- Hamlet (2023)
References
[edit]- ^ Center, South24 (2023-02-25). "First All-Female Music Band to be Established in South Yemen's Aden". South24 Center. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Amr Gamal's Yemeni Film Wins International Awards and Recognition". Khuyut. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
- ^ a b "How Yemen-Based Romooz Foundation Is Working To Promote Art And Culture In The Midst Of War". Harper's Bazaar Arabia. 2019-09-30. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
- ^ a b c Al-Kohali, Tamjid Aziz (2017-08-08). "Amr Gamal: Theater In Wartime". Al-Madaniya Magazine. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
- ^ a b Mahmood, Ali (2021-10-03). "Theatre returns to war-ravaged Aden with a satirical look at life in the city". The National. Archived from the original on 2021-12-08. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
- ^ Callaghan, Louise (2024-08-21). "To be or not to be? How Hamlet was staged amid Yemen's civil war". www.thetimes.com. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
- ^ Bartlick, Silke (2010-06-19). "Theater in Yemen". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
- ^ "Stageplay Red Card". Shaqous.
- ^ a b c d Saleh, Eslah (December 2021). "In Aden, Theatre Thrives When Fighting Subsides" (PDF). Arabia Felix (2): 13.